Innate immune activation and subversion of mammalian functions by Leishmania lipophosphoglycan

Journal of Parasitology Research

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Franco, Luis H ^a   Beverley, Stephen M ^b   Zamboni, Dario S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE; LIPOPHOSPHOGLYCAN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMASTIGOTE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMATID INFECTION;

MAMMALIA; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 84858225040     PISSN: 20900023     EISSN: 20900031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/165126     Document Type: Review

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